2009 · Growth
Would you have funded Solyndra?
Cylindrical solar panels
A company makes solar panels from cylindrical tubes using thin-film cells instead of silicon, which is expensive.
- $535 million federal loan guarantee
- Betting silicon stays expensive
Show what happened
💥 Bust
Solyndra It filed for bankruptcy in September 2011.
Venture firms and a federal loan guarantee backed it.
Sources: Solyndra (Wikipedia)
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